Graeme Swann expecting flat Cardiff pitch so that first Test goes the distance

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Graeme Swann, the England off spinner, said yesterday that he believed the pitch for the first Ashes Test at Cardiff would be a flat one produced to last for five days, rather than to suit England’s spin bowlers.

Glamorgan were penalised on Monday for preparing a one-day pitch that produced “excessive turn”, raising the possibility that England may seek to exploit a turning surface through Swann and Monty Panesar against an Australia team lacking proven spin bowlers. But Swann believes that other factors will take precedence.